Persistence rates of abatacept and TNF inhibitors used as first or second biologic DMARDs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: 9 years of experience from the Rhumadata® clinical database and registry

Abstract Background Treatment persistence is an important consideration when selecting a therapy for chronic conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We assessed the long-term persistence of abatacept or a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) following (1) inadequate response to a conventiona...

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Published in:	Arthritis Research & Therapy
Main Authors:	Denis Choquette, Louis Bessette, Evo Alemao, Boulos Haraoui, Roelien Postema, Jean-Pierre Raynauld, Louis Coupal
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2019-06-01
Subjects:	Rheumatoid arthritis Registry Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (biologic) Persistence Abatacept TNF inhibitor
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13075-019-1917-8